Global cuteness increased by discovery of new loris

Gaze into this slow loris's adorably furry face and you'll
see more than the world's cutest animal. The mask-like colouration of the fur
around its eyes and on the top of its head has led it to be recognised as a
brand new species.

Nycticebus kayan joins N. bancanus
and N. borneanus on the list of lorises that have been newly
categorised in the latest American
Journal of Primatology. N. bancanus and N. borneanus were
previously thought to be subspecies of the species N. menagensis. N. kayan, which is
named after a river in the area of Borneo where it lives, is completely new to
science.

Don't be tempted by this loris's liquid gaze to adopt one as
a pet, though. Even if you can deal with its venomous
teeth - often cruelly removed by pet merchants - the researchers say that the
pet trade is one of the main causes of the Bornean slow lorises being listed as
vulnerable on the IUCN
Red List.

The researchers hope that identifying the variety of loris
species will help to protect them. Understanding that the loris population is
spread amongst several unique species reveals that maintaining their small and fragile habitats is even more crucial than we thought.

Given that this loris existed before the human race stumbled on its existence, I would contend that the Global Cuteness Level has not actually increased. It's just that we now aware of one previously unknown contributor to its current level. What's a Global cuteness Level if not some sort of authoritative, absolute and independent scale?